‘A Different Beast’

Top 15 middleweight contenders Brendan Allen and Paul Craig will go to war in the upcoming UFC Vegas 82 headliner, locked and loaded for TODAY (Sat., Nov. 18, 2023) at the promotion’s APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Allen (22-5) has put together a five-fight win streak with four submission victories. That includes last June’s first-round finish over Brazilian bruiser Bruno Silva. “All In” has stopped 18 opponents in 22 wins, 13 by way of tap, snap, or nap.

Craig (17-6-1) rebounded from consecutive losses to Volkan Oezdemir and Johnny Walker to score a second-round technical knockout finish over Andre Muniz at UFC London last July. “Bearjew” has finished all 17 of his wins, 13 by submission.

The action begins in just a few hours.

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